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Fat-loss and muscle-building are sort of like the chicken and the egg of healthy body recomposition. When you shed pounds and lose fat (especially around your belly), you speed up your metabolism and have the energy to take on harder workouts and, in turn, build muscle. However, muscle-building...

Every year at the Olympia, fans see the best physique athletes in the world take the stage, looking their best, and posing down with hopes of leaving the stage as champion. Part of the reason they look as great as they do is that they have tanner applied before they face the judges. Pro Tan...

What would be the "order" of cycles you would suggest for someone new in the game? Start out on a cycle of just Test to familiarize yourself with how it feels as a standalone, then do a test + an oral cycle once or twice with an oral like anavar, tbol, or maybe winny. But when looking to start...

Brady Quinn 2007 Draft: Cleveland Browns; First Round, 22nd Pick Brady Quinn left Notre Dame after a stellar four-year career with the Fighting Irish, and prospects were high for Quinn coming into the NFL, with many eyeing the potential for a franchise QB. Unfortunately, things didn’t go that...

For the Love of Pete. For Pete’s Sake. Give Pete a Chance. In a perfect world, this memorial would be titled with a McGoughian pun, but then, in a perfect world, Peter McGough would still be alive, joking, writing, editing, mentoring, laughing. After a valiant seven-year battle with cancer...

We are in an era of “mass monsters,” for both men and women. The size of many top pro bodybuilding competitors can be amazing. But that is not true of Theresa Ivancik (I-Van-Sick), who at 5’6” and 150 pounds is not small, but not as big as many of her competitors. Theresa reminds me of somebody...

It’s easy to appreciate how beautiful this bikini champion is and how great a body she has. What is difficult is knowing how to pronounce her last name: it’s tea-shera. Teixeira is her married name and her husband is of Portuguese descent. “I have heard my name pronounced every way you can...

Yin yoga may not be the first thing an average lifter thinks of when it comes to recovery. After all, that one power yoga class you took at your local gym might have left you feeling more sore than you were before. And adding “Yin” to the front of yoga likely means nothing to someone who doesn’t...

With the Olympia fast approaching, athletes around the world are preparing to hit the stage for bodybuilding’s biggest show. And come December, it’ll be time to show off the hard work they’ve put in. IFBB Pro League bikini competitor Lexus Redmond is one of them, and the 2020 Olympia will be her...

Nearly a year since he announced his signing with the Professional Fighters League, Rory MacDonald expected he’d be spending the fall getting ready for the MMA league’s semifinal round before advancing to New Year’s Eve’s PFL Championships. Instead, MacDonald remains indefinitely preparing for...

Nowadays, we’re used to seeing Bob Cicherillo announcing on stage at major bodybuilding events like the Olympia Weekend. He has a big voice, and he’s got a big physique to match. In fact, Bob spent years as a competitive bodybuilder, beginning at the 1981 Natural America, where he placed 4th in...

The breaking news that seven-time Sandow winner Phil Heath will enter this year’s Olympia in December, and attempt to win back the crown he lost in 2018, brought to mind my first interaction with the former basketball player back in 2005. SNAP DECISION It was early June 2005 when I saw a...

After months of inactivity due to the coronavirus pandemic, the IFBB Pro League was finally back in action with the highly-anticipated 2020 IFBB Tampa Pro show. The show, presented by Wings of Strength, provided an opportunity for competitors to stamp their ticket to this year’s Olympia Weekend...

I started my new blast today. Im running test at 500mg a week. Eq at 500mg a week n npp at 400 a week. Im currently on dbol but that should be done in 2 weeks at wich point ill put anavar in at anywhere from 40-80mg a day. Its drakkon var so its good just first time using it so not sure where my...

Some bullshit at my gym, first use to be 24hr gym. Now 5-11, you gotta reserve your spot on their app. Got a opening 5am slot, get there a fuckin line about 60 people waiting to get in, I'm like "fuck me!!". Normally I go in at 2:30 am no one's there. As I go in she says " today's grey day, only...

As everyone knows the first Dr screwed my arm up and left a mess, shit load of scar tissue to clean out and had to have a replacement tendon added (Achilles). Here is a picture 5 days after surgery, Dr had to cut over the old incision and then up onto my upper arm so he could get to the...

How many of you guys have ran a test only cycle what were you results mgs dosing etc...I'm just curious about the effects of testosterone only.

10 Honest Ways to Gain Muscle Mass for Beginners! February 10, 2020 By John Doe Bodybuilding With so much available at our fingertips online it's now easier than ever to educate yourself on lifting weights, proper nutrition, and bodybuilding supplementation. However, one major problem with...

Scott Roth / Invision / AP / Shutterstock The first Fast & Furious 9 trailer arrived ahead of Super Bowl Sunday, giving fans a look at Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, and the rest of the Furious crew in the final chapters of the Fast Saga. A tenth sequel is scheduled for release...

@ArashMarkazi/Twitter Arash Markazi couldn’t have felt more embarrassed. While boarding a plane, the Los Angeles Times sports columnist had to ask the flight attendant for a seatbelt extender. When he got home, he weighed himself and hated what he saw—329 pounds. “If you're in the NFL and...